Aminah Robinson Fellowship Grant

The Aminah Robinson Fellowship, offered by the Greater Columbus Arts Council in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art, provides a 90-day fellowship and an unrestricted $15,000 award to a professional African American visual artist residing in Franklin County. This initiative supports the artist's creative process and encourages community engagement through outreach opportunities. Applicants must identify as African American, be 18 or older, and produce work that reflects cultural storytelling and heritage.

Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Greater Columbus Arts Council supports artists and arts organizations through a spectrum of grant programs, workshops, networking events and services. GCAC also shares a host of resources such as calls for artists, job opportunities, nonprofit board openings and listings of spaces for rent.
GCAC provides marketing services that support artists and organizations through the ColumbusMakesArt.com event calendar, Artist Directory, and Public Art Database. We also produce the annual Big Arts Night recognizing business and individual contributions to the community and the Columbus Arts Festival, the city’s welcome to summer event that takes place each June.
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), offers a 90-day artist fellowship and unrestricted $15,000 award for a professional African American visual artist residing in Franklin County. The fellowship is intended to give the gift of time and monetary support to allow an artist to focus on art making.
The artist will be permitted to use Aminah Robinson’s home studio daily. The artist will be expected to participate in one community outreach opportunity (workshop, demonstration, lecture, etc.) as directed by the Columbus Museum of Art.
NOTE: Awardees must remain residents of Franklin County for the entire fellowship period.